(NORWALK, Conn.)Research equipment maker Applied Biosystems Inc. said Monday its shareholders will meet in October to vote on the previously announced proposed $6.7 billion buyout by competitor In...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)U.S. antitrust regulators have cleared Invitrogen Corp.'s buyout of Applied Biosystems Inc., the companies said Tuesday. Invitrogen, of Carlsbad, Calif., agreed on June 12 to buy A...READ MORE

Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 24, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--AutoNation Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter profit tumbled 33 percent as continued eco...READ MORE

(CARLSBAD, Calif.)Invitrogen Corp., which makes kits that researchers use for gene cloning, said Thursday its second-quarter profit rose 30 percent on higher sales of its drug discovery and research...READ MORE

(FOSTER CITY, Calif.)Applied Biosystems Inc. said Thursday its fiscal 2008 fourth-quarter profit fell 1.5 percent, but the maker of life sciences research equipment still topped Wall Street forecasts a...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Continued demand for drug research and development tools has likely translated into strong second-quarter profit for life-sciences companies, which begin reporting financial result...READ MORE

(WASHINGTON)The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new genetic test from Invitrogen Corp. which identifies breast cancer patients who will respond to a powerful cancer-fighting...READ MORE